Platform-wagon



(No Model.) I R. C. MORSE. Platform Wagon.

No.-237,69'I. Patented Feb. 15,1881.-

UNITED STATES PATENT Trice.

ROSWELL O. MORSE, OF RAGINE, WISCONSIN.

PLATFORM-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 237,691, dated February 15, 1881.

- Application filed November 30, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RoswELL O. MoRsE, of Racine, in the county of Racine, and in the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Platform-Wagons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to platform-wagons of that class in which the body has a pivotal or hinged connection with the front gear, and will be fully described hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the portion A of a platform-wagon with the circle in place, and Fig. 2 is a'longitudinal section of the same.

I make the portion A of T-iron and in one piece, and provide it with transverse braces B and D, also of T-iron, and to the under side of these braces I attach the bar I, upon which the standards J J, which carry the circle E, are pivoted, a bolster, F, serving as a means of 'attachment to the body.

It will be observed that by this construction I am able to hang the body much lower than has been possible with other forms of platform-wagons of this class, and the base of the T-braces affords a secure hold for the bolts which attach the bar I to them.

By making the portion A of one continuous 0 strip of T-iron I not only avoid the use of bolts and nuts, which are liable to beloosened by vibration, but I get the strength thatis inherent in T-iron.

When it is not an object to hang the body 5 low I may, without departing from the spirit of my invention, invert the portion A and shorten the standardsJ J, allowingthe weight transmitted by the circle to come directly upon the braces instead of upon the bolts.

What I claim isy 1. In a platform-wagon, the portion A, con- 1 structed of one continuous strip of T-iron, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the portion A of a 45 platform-wagon having braces B andD of T- iron, with the bar I and circle pivoted thereon by suitable standards, as set forth.

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of 50 November, 1880.

ROSWELL G. MORSE.

Witnesses:

STANLEY S. S'roU'r, MARTIN J. REILLY. 

